Windows 7 Preview Pane not working

Anonymous
2009-09-14T09:17:03+00:00

Hi everybody,

It seems that I've some kind of problem with the PREVIEW PANE of the EXPLORER which only works for pictures and not for others type of files ( for video it only shows a pic, doesn't work for .txt, .pdf etc).

Would you know how to fix this problem ?

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Anonymous
2012-06-08T13:47:07+00:00

Here you go,

In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

Click Apply / OK.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-21T19:12:36+00:00

    Just Changed Computers due to a harddrive failure. File explorer Preview pane worked fine prior to failure. File explorer on new computer will  not display a preview ("No Preview Available") Both Computers were running Windows 10. The first computer was an upgrade. The new computer came with Windows 10 installed. I've tried with the "Always show Icons never Thumbnails option" both checked and unchecked......still displays "No Preview Available" Any suggestions on what I should try next ??

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-24T18:14:42+00:00

    Here you go,

    In Windows Explorer, click Organize / Folder and Search options / View Tab.

    Remove the Check Mark from the Always show Icons never Thumbnails option.

    Click Apply / OK.

    Regards

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